Syphilis: From its origins to the present day

Bagirova A. A., Lomonosov K. M.

Инфекционные болезни

Vol.17, Issue1, P. 100-104

Опубликовано: 2019

Тип ресурса: Статья

DOI:10.20953/1729-9225-2019-1-100-104

Аннотация:

Syphilis has always been considered a shameful disease and had a variety of names. There are several hypotheses on the origin of syphilis caused by Treponema pallidum. Multiple lines of evidence indicate that Treponema pallidum existed in Europe since prehistoric times. By the beginning of the 16th century, syphilis spread throughout Europe and reached Russia. In the end of the 20th century, there was a sharp increase in the incidence of syphilis in Russia. In 1988–1996, we observed a 62-fold increase in the incidence of syphilis in Russia, which was the highest in Europe. Since 1997, the epidemic has declined, and in 2017, the incidence of syphilis reached 18.74 cases per 100,000 population, which is almost 15 times lower than in 1997. However, there is a growing incidence of late-stage syphilis, including neurosyphilis and cardiosyphilis. During this study, five patients were diagnosed with cardiovascular syphilis in I.M.Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University. Since 2007, the

Ключевые слова:

Cardiosyphilis; History; Neurosyphilis; Pathomorphosis; Syphilis; Treponema pallidum

Article; cardiovascular syphilis; Europe; history of medicine; human; incidence; neurosyphilis; prehistoric period; Russian Federation; syphilis; Treponema pallidum

Язык текста: Английский

ISSN: 2414-9691

Bagirova A. A.

Lomonosov K. M. Konstantin Mikhaylovich 1965-

Багирова А. А.

Ломоносов К. М. Константин Михайлович 1965-

Syphilis: From its origins to the present day

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Инфекционные болезни

ООО "Издательство "Династия"

Vol.17, Issue1 P. 100-104

2019

Статья

Cardiosyphilis History Neurosyphilis Pathomorphosis Syphilis Treponema pallidum

Article cardiovascular syphilis Europe history of medicine human incidence neurosyphilis prehistoric period Russian Federation syphilis Treponema pallidum

Syphilis has always been considered a shameful disease and had a variety of names. There are several hypotheses on the origin of syphilis caused by Treponema pallidum. Multiple lines of evidence indicate that Treponema pallidum existed in Europe since prehistoric times. By the beginning of the 16th century, syphilis spread throughout Europe and reached Russia. In the end of the 20th century, there was a sharp increase in the incidence of syphilis in Russia. In 1988–1996, we observed a 62-fold increase in the incidence of syphilis in Russia, which was the highest in Europe. Since 1997, the epidemic has declined, and in 2017, the incidence of syphilis reached 18.74 cases per 100,000 population, which is almost 15 times lower than in 1997. However, there is a growing incidence of late-stage syphilis, including neurosyphilis and cardiosyphilis. During this study, five patients were diagnosed with cardiovascular syphilis in I.M.Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University. Since 2007, the